Tetra Laval is a private multinational corporation

Multinational corporation

A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...

 of Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 origin, owned by the Rausing family

Rausing family

The Rausing family is a wealthy Swedish family, best known for the Tetra Pak founder Ruben Rausing. Several now live in the United Kingdom.- History :...

. In the 1980s Tetra Laval relocated its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Tetra Laval Group consists of the three independent industry groups: Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak is a multinational food processing and packaging company of Swedish origin. It was founded in 1951 in Lund, Sweden, by Ruben Rausing. It was Erik Wallenberg who invented the tetrahedral package, today known as Tetra Classic...

, DeLaval

DeLaval

DeLaval is a Swedish company, split in 1991 from Alfa Laval, which was founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of dairy and farming machinery...

 & Sidel

Sidel

Sidel is a manufacturing company providing solutions for packaging liquid foods including water, carbonated soft drinks, milk, sensitive beverages, edible oil, beer and other alcoholic beverages. In filling and blow moulding, Sidel covers three main categories of packaging: glass bottles , plastic...

. Altogether, the Group employs close to 30,200 people. The companies' activities are focused on systems for processing, packaging & distribution of food & accessories for dairy production & animal husbandry. The three industry groups are leaders within their respective areas of business.

• Tetra Pak
  Tetra Pak
  Tetra Pak is a multinational food processing and packaging company of Swedish origin. It was founded in 1951 in Lund, Sweden, by Ruben Rausing. It was Erik Wallenberg who invented the tetrahedral package, today known as Tetra Classic...
  
  : Designs & sells equipment used to process, package & distribute liquid food products. Ruben Rausing
  Ruben Rausing
  Ruben Rausing was the founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1895. On his death Ruben Rausing was Sweden's richest person.-Early life:...
  
   is the founder of Tetra Pak.
• DeLaval
  DeLaval
  DeLaval is a Swedish company, split in 1991 from Alfa Laval, which was founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of dairy and farming machinery...
  
  : Makes & sells equipment for dairy farmers, as well as milk production & animal husbandry products.
• Sidel
  Sidel
  Sidel is a manufacturing company providing solutions for packaging liquid foods including water, carbonated soft drinks, milk, sensitive beverages, edible oil, beer and other alcoholic beverages. In filling and blow moulding, Sidel covers three main categories of packaging: glass bottles , plastic...
  
  : Designs, manufactures, assembles, supplies & sells complete packaging lines for liquid foods packaged in three main package categories: glass bottles (disposable & returnable), plastic (PET
  Polyethylene terephthalate
  Polyethylene terephthalate , commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination...
  
  , HDPE
  High density polyethylene
  High-density polyethylene or polyethylene high-density is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. It takes 1.75 kilograms of petroleum to make one kilogram of HDPE...
  
   and PP
  Polypropylene
  Polypropylene , also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging, textiles , stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes...
  
  ) & drink cans.

Although they operate independently they cooperate to develop the synergies between the groups.

Tetra Laval International provides the financing, risk management & investment support needed by the Tetra Laval Group. This organisation also has responsibility for managing its overall legal structure, financial/equity structures & tax planning.

Company: facts and figures

Employees 2007:

• Tetra Pak: 20,859
• DeLaval: 4,407
• Sidel: 5,496
• Other: 307

Tetra Laval: 30,069

Net Sales 2007 (MIO €):

• Tetra Pak: 8,610
• DeLaval: 850
• Sidel: 1,255
• Other: 5

Tetra Laval: 10,720

Competitors

• Evergreen Packaging
• Crown Holdings
  Crown Holdings
  Crown Holdings Incorporated , formerly Crown Cork & Seal Company, is an American company producing packaging. Founded in 1892, it is currently headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From a modest beginning in 1892, the company had emerged as the world’s leading packaging company, and as of...
  
  
• IWKA Group
• RPC Group
  RPC Group
  RPC Group plc is a rigid plastic packaging business based in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
  
  
• SIG Combibloc
• Elopak
  Elopak
  Elopak is a Norwegian company producing cartons for liquids, starting with aseptic gable top cartons for milk. The company was founded in 1957 as a European licensee of Pure-Pak, the Elopak name standing for European License Of PURE-PAK - showed where the Norwegian founders were headed...
  
  

External links

• Yahoo! Finance: Tetra Laval International S.A. Company Profile